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Wan Niufala Eksibisen long Nasonal Miusium... Histri blong Wol Wo II mo Kondominiam
Wan niufala eksibisen: 'Wol Wo II' mo 'Kondominiam'. The National Museum and our Exhibition Team are proud to present to you our latest addition - 'World War II' and the 'Condominium' in Vanuatu.
 
New permanent exhibition opens in National Museum
The Vanuatu Cultural Centre is pleased to announce the opening of our new permanent exhibition at The National Museum – Ol Kenu Blong Vanuatu – the story of canoes in Vanuatu
 
Ancient Lapita pot from the Teouma site being reconstructed
See images of ancient Lapita pot sherds, excavated in 2006 from the now-famous Teouma site on the island of Efate, in the process of being reconstructed into a complete pot at the Australian Museum in Sydney
 
Traditional wooden dish
Sherperds Islands traditional wooden dish

Plat traditionel des îles Sherperds
 
“Building for the Future: Designing new Museums for the Pacific”
The Vanuatu Cultural Centre hosted the Pacific Islands Museums Association (PIMA) workshop “Building for the Future: Designing new Museums for the Pacific” from the 26th to the 30th of June 2006 at the National Museum in Port Vila
 
Museum Curator recieves training at the Australian Museum
The Curator of the National Museum of Vanuatu, Takaronga Kuautonga, has been on an attachment with the Australian Museum in Sydney, learning how to conserve and reconstruct Lapita pots from fragments found at Teouma on Efate island in 2004 and 2005.
 
National MuseumNational Museum
The National Museum is part of the Vanuatu Cultural Centre, the role of which is to record and document the culture and cultural history of the numerous distinct cultural groups in Vanuatu.
 
Museum ShopMuseum Shop
The Museum Shop connects local artists, craftsmen and women from the islands to Vila town. By encouraging the revival and maintenance of traditional methods of production, each object is carefully selected as an authentic representation of customary life in Vanuatu.
 
Vanuatu Basket ExhibitionVanuatu Basket Exhibition
The basket exhibition aimed to improve the women’s culture collection of the National Museum of Vanuatu which did not have samples of many of the different styles of baskets made in Vanuatu.
 
New Traditions Exhibitions: Contemporary Arts of Vanuatu
New Traditions: contemporary art of Vanuatu aimed to convey the connections and differences between Vanuatu’s traditional art practice and its newer form, the work of members of the Nawita Association of Contemporary Artists.
 

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